Eclipse of Reason
Author(s): Max Horkheimer
In his most important work, Max Horkheimer surveys and demonstrates the gradual ascendancy of Reason in Western philosophy, its eventual total application to all spheres of life, and what he considers its present reified domination. First published in 1947, Horkheimer here explores the ways in Nazism - that most irrational of political movements - had co-opted ideas of rationality for its own ends. Ultimately, the book is a warning of the ways this might happen again and, as such, this is a book that has never appeared more timely.
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Horkheimer's most important work, in which he explores the rise of "reason" in Western philosophy and the concept's continuing use and abuse.
Max Horkheimer, founder and long-time director of the famous Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, was professor emeritus of philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt until his death in 1973. He is one of the founders of the Frankfurt School.
I. Means and Ends \ II. Conflicting Panaceas \ III. The Revolt of Nature \ IV. Rise and Decline of the Individual \ V. On the Concept of Philosophy \ Index.
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Bloomsbury Academic
- : 0.454
- : 28 February 2013
- : 216mm X 138mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2013
- : books
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- : Max Horkheimer
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 193
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